356 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. 
2363. Biley, C. V.—Continued. 
Miscellaneous Insects —Continued. 
Decisive steps for eradication recommended, 283—Life-history and 
habits, 283—Laying of eggs and growth of larvae, 283—Habits 
of larvm, 284—The cocoon, 284—One annual generation ; dates 
of issuance of adults, 284—Parasites, 285—Remedies, 285—Is it 
an introduced species?,285—Reasons for so considering it, 285— 
Schmidberger’s account of the European pear midge, 286—Dr. 
Joseph Mik’s opinion, 287—Descriptive, 287—Imago, 287—Larva, 
288—Pupa, 288—The classificatory value of the genitalia, 288. 
Reports op agents. 289 
Report on the locusts of the San Joaquin Valley, Cal. By D. W. 
Coquillett. 289 
Letter of transmittal, 289—Letter of instructions, 289—Location, 
290 — Work of the locusts in general, 290 —Species most destructive, 
291— The devastating locust, 291 —The ash-colored locust, 296— 
292— Where did these locusts hatch?, 292—Consideration of sur¬ 
rounding topography, 293 —How the young locusts may be dis¬ 
tinguished, 293 — Influence of submersion on hatching, 294—Cause 
of the abundance in this valley in 1885, 294—Early hatching, 294— 
Lack of rain, 294 — The differential locust, 295—Abundance, 295— 
Egg-pod, 295—Oviposition, 296— Flight, 296—The yellow locust, 
Abundance, 296—Flight, 296— Cannibalism, 296—Oviposition, 
297— Other species of locusts, 297— Table showiug relative abun¬ 
dance, 297—Injury committed by the locusts, 297—To grape-vines, 
298 — To grain-fields and vegetable-gardens, 298—Natural enemies, 
298 —Birds and poultry, 298—Wasps, 298— Mites, 299—Flies, 299— 
Remedies, 299—Collecting^in windrows of dry stems and then 
burning, 299—Rolling, 300 — Kerosene emulsion, 300—Burning 
sulphur, 300—Horse troughs, 300 — Bran, arsenic, and sugar trap¬ 
poisoning, 300—Buhach, 302. 
Report on the abundance of the Rocky Mountain locust in 1885. By 
L. Bruner.. . 303 
Letter of submittal, 303—The great abundance of native species, 
303 —Direction of flight of the Rocky Mountain species, 304— 
Probabilities for 1886, 305—Effect of weather upon probabilities, 
305—Scarcity of parasites, 305— Abundance of Melanoplus atlanis 
and Camnulapellucida, 306—List of locusts noticed in larger num¬ 
bers than usual, 307. 
Notes on locusts at and about Folsom, Cal. By A. Koebele. 308 
Methods adopted by the Natoma Company, 308—Manner of flight, 
v 309 —Time of appearance, 309—Losses, 310—Parasites, 310—Poul¬ 
try, 310. 
Insects affecting fall wheat. By F. M. Webster.. 311 
Isosoma tritici Riley and I. grande Riley,311— Notes of breeding, 312— 
Selection of plants, 314 —Facts concerning oviposition, 314— 
Influence of temperature, 314—No males found, 315—The grain 
Sphenophorus, 315—Found in rye and wheat, 315—Oviposition, 
316 —Damage to straw and roots, 316—The pupa, 316—Dates of 
emergence, 316—The white-grub, 316— Distinguished from SpJie- 
nophorus , 317—The tarnished plant bug, 317—Found feeding on 
kernels of wheat, 317— Euschislusfissilis, 317— Derceocoris [= Calo- 
coris] rapidus, 317 —Diedroceplxala flaviceps, 318—The eggs, 318— 
Injurious to oats, 318-^The chinch-bug, 318—Abundance in fall 
wheat, 318 —On bottle-grass, 318 — Parisitized by Mermis, 318—The 
wheat midge, 318—Breeding notes, 318—Date of emergence, 319. 
